The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.

Reapportionment is not friendly to a lot of communities and it hasn't been too friendly to mine.

The people who couldn't get out of New Orleans to escape the storm were predominantly Black.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.

If there's no relationship with a father who's absent, nobody talks about it.

If you got problems like unemployment, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and there's a guy that's always been there for you and for your family, then you say 'He's a nice guy. I don't know where he came from or how long he's been here, but Charlie Rangel's the man.' That's what I'm relying on.

The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.